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Dr. T and the Women (2000)

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Reviews Counted:105

Fresh:60

Rotten:45

Average Rating:5.6/10

Consensus: In terms of quality, Dr. T and the Women is one of Altman's good-but-not-great films. In typical Altman style, it features some great ensemble acting, including a wonderful performance by Richard Gere.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] graphic nudity and some sexuality

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 13, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $5,012,867

Synopsis: Robert Altman follows up the good-natured COOKIE'S FORTUNE with this biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community. Richard Gere plays Sullivan "Sully" Travis (better known as Dr. T), a... Robert Altman follows up the good-natured COOKIE'S FORTUNE with this biting satire of an upper-class elitist Dallas community. Richard Gere plays Sullivan "Sully" Travis (better known as Dr. T), a man whose good looks and overflowing charm have made him the most popular gynecologist in all of Texas. Things begin to go wrong for Dr. T when his beautiful wife, Kate (Farrah Fawcett), begins to lose her sanity. He sends her to a mental hospital with the hopes of a full recovery, but her regression into childhood seems to be permanent. Adding to the mass confusion is an unexpected visit from his alcoholic sister-in-law, Peggy (Laura Dern), who brings along her three children, as well as the constant battles between Dr. T's two daughters: the soon-to-be-married Dee Dee (Kate Hudson) and the jealous Connie (Tara Reid). Upon meeting his country club's new assistant golf pro, Bree (Helen Hunt), Dr. T finally feels like he's met his match--a beautiful, independent woman who has no desire to be swept off her feet. Trying to juggle the pressures of his personal and professional life, Dr. T's recent problems culminate on Dee Dee's rain-soaked wedding day. Working again with screenwriter Anne Rapp, Altman closes his sprawling comedy with an utterly outrageous yet genuinely optimistic finale. [More]

Starring: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Shelley Long

Starring: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Shelley Long, Laura Dern, Tara Reid, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Robert Hays, Matt Malloy, Andy Richter, Lee Grant, Janine Turner

Director: Robert Altman

Director: Robert Altman
Screenwriter: Robert Altman
Producer: Robert Altman
Composer: Lyle Lovett
Studio: Artisan Entertainment

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Might have been titled Dr. T and the Miserable Hos.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/01/00
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday
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Moves at hurricane speed for most of its 122-minute running time, but Gere deliberately underplays his character, providing the calm center that the story needs.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/05/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Altman juggles his roster of quirky personalities, eliciting stellar performances from the role players.

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01/01/00
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A work in which [Altman's] shrewd observation of the human species has never seemed sharper.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/01/00
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Shows that, after all these years, Robert Altman hasn't changed -- thank God.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

The thing to keep in mind is that when Altman isn't great, he still doesn't suck.

Full Review Source: CheckOut.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett
CheckOut.com

While it's impossible to call anything fashioned by a man of Altman's skill unwatchable, there are times when this pedantic and dull effort comes close.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A capricious, celebratory fable about the dichotomy of gender from the marvelously idiosyncratic Robert Altman.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

With its swaying rhythms and brazen sense of storytelling, Dr. T & the Women is a worthy addition to a great director's canon.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
01/01/00
Tom Block
Tom Block
culturevulture.net

A pleasant diversion, a seriocomic lark in the mold of last year's Cookie's Fortune.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/01/00
Philip Booth
Philip Booth
Orlando Weekly

Lighter and less compelling than Altman's best efforts, the new one produces a low-level, but still enjoyable, buzz.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

On the surface, Altman's film is clearly meant as a paean to the variety and emotional fecundity of women, but scratch the surface, and you realize that underneath, it's not so pretty.

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01/01/00
Peter Brunette
Peter Brunette
Film.com
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This relaxed drama rambles in true Altman fashion and boasts some delightful performances.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
01/01/00
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Perhaps the most humane movie the Kansas City-reared director has ever made.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
01/01/00
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

[Altman] and Gere, surrounded by various blondes in extremis, mostly keep it entertainingly rambunctious.

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01/01/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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'Dr. T' is not Altman's best work, but it is far from his worst.

Full Review Source: Jacksonville Film Journal | comment Comment
02/22/01
Shay Casey
Shay Casey
Jacksonville Film Journal

Briskly paced and entertaining throughout.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

The episodic quality that made Cookie's Fortune raggedly charming is unhinged by a less cohesive story that is little more than the sum of its appealingly eccentric characters.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

What holds the stories and the characters together is the decency of Dr. T, and Gere seems wholly comfortable with the role.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A flirting, funny, deliciously adult comedy.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
 
 
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